Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with memorial in American Collocation
memorial
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/məˈmɔriəl/
permanent
everlasting
lasting
permanent
Dartmouth Hospital was opened in 1877 as a permanent memorial to Queen Victoria’s Jubilee.
suitable
fitting
suitable
The grave was cleaned and restored in 1993 and is a fitting memorial to the founder of the church.
making you feel sad
poignant
The windows are a poignant memorial to the thousands of Allied servicemen who lost their lives in the Battle of Normandy.
build a memorial
build
create
erect
put up
The memorial was erected here following the South African War (1899–1902).
show a memorial for the first time at a special ceremony
unveil
The Prince of Wales unveiled a British memorial near Ground Zero.
say officially that a memorial is for someone
dedicate
The memorial was dedicated at a moving ceremony last week,
be dedicated to
commemorate
mark
record
The memorial commemorates those who lost their lives in the last war.